You do ten minutes. We do the rest.
Tell us about your business
The quick brief you fill in at sign-up covers it: what you do, the area you cover, and what you want more of (calls, quotes or bookings). Photos help, but we can start without them.
We build your site
Usually within the week. You get a link to click around on your phone, and we adjust anything you'd like changed.
Try it free for 14 days
Use the real, finished site. Keep it? Pay once and it's yours, and we handle the domain and hosting setup. Don't? It comes down, no charge, no hard feelings.
Real sites. Click around.
Live, fully interactive demo sites for real types of local business — the same standard your own site is built to. Switch between them and click around: try the sliders, the booking tools and the buttons.
These are demos — names, photos and contact details are placeholders. Your site is built around your real brand and content.
Built to bring in work.
Gets you found
Set up properly for Google, so locals searching for what you do actually find you instead of just your competitors.
Makes you look legit
Most customers check you out online before they call. A clean, professional site quietly settles the "are these guys for real?" question.
Turns visits into jobs
Click-to-call, quote forms and booking buttons front and centre, designed for people on their phone who want to act now.
Works hard on mobile
Most of your customers will see it on a phone, so we design for the phone first. Quick to load and easy to tap.
Stays yours
Domain, design and content belong to you outright, even if you move on someday. No hostage-taking.
Already have a website?
If it's outdated, slow or embarrassing on a phone, we'll rebuild it properly on the same deal: free for 14 days, and one payment only if you keep the new one.
Where Portevia sits.
| Portevia | Typical agency | DIY builder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | $555–$1,665, once | Often $2,500–$5,000+ | "Free" to start |
| Online store & checkout | Included in Premium | Big add-on cost | Monthly app fees |
| Monthly fees | ✓ None | Often retainers | Forever |
| Your time | ~10 minutes | Meetings & briefs | Your nights & weekends |
| Risk | ✓ Try 14 days free first | Pay before you see it | Your time, sunk |
| Who owns it | ✓ You do | Depends on the contract | Locked to their platform |
Agency and DIY figures are typical ranges in our experience. Individual providers vary.
One payment. After your free 14 days. Only if you keep it.
- Custom design, up to 5 pages
- Looks perfect on mobile
- Contact form & map
- Your photos & written copy
- Set up to show on Google
- 1 round of revisions
- Everything in Essential, plus:
- Full online store: products, cart & secure checkout
- Payments set up (Stripe or similar)
- Shipping, pickup & order emails configured
- Up to 30 products loaded for launch
- Up to 10 pages, booking & photo gallery
- Google Business Profile + advanced local SEO
- Unlimited revisions in your free 14 days
The only ongoing cost is your domain name (roughly $15–30/yr, paid to the registrar, owned by you). Optional care plan from $25/month if you'd like us handling updates. It's optional, never required. On Premium stores, card processing fees are charged by the payment provider (like Stripe) when you make a sale, not by us.
What's the catch?
There isn't a hidden one. We build first because seeing your real site is more convincing than any sales pitch. If you don't keep it, we've lost a few days' work. If you do, we've earned a fair one-time fee and, with luck, your referrals. The only ongoing cost is your domain (~$15–30/yr, paid straight to the registrar, in your name).
Really. One payment and the site is yours. We set you up on modern hosting with no monthly charge from us. If you'd like us to keep making updates for you, there's an optional care plan from $25/month, but only if you want it.
Yes, that's the Premium tier. A complete store with product pages, cart and secure checkout on your own domain. Same deal as everything else: use it free for 14 days, pay $1,665 once if you keep it. The only ongoing costs are your domain and the card processor's standard fees when you sell.
Yes. Rebuilds are half of what we do. We take what's working, redesign the rest, and you get the same deal: use the new site free for 14 days, pay once only if you keep it. Your existing site stays up untouched in the meantime.
No. The short brief at sign-up and any photos you have are plenty. We draft all the words for your approval, and you tell us what to tweak.
Quick. You'll usually have a working preview within the week, then your 14-day free run starts once you're happy with it.
If you're keeping it, you pay the one-time fee and we finish the handover, with the domain connected and everything in your name. If not, the site comes down and you owe nothing. No auto-charges either way, because there's no card on file to charge.
You do. Domain, design, content and files, outright. If you ever want to move it elsewhere, we'll hand everything over. That's the point of the deal.
See your site before you spend a cent.
Tell us about your business today. Your free 14 days start when the site's ready.